Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 492 Madrid Treaty

On April 1666, 4, 14 months after the Ming Dynasty's global fleet set sail, the five-nation coalition led by the Ming army captured the Spanish capital Madrid.

Although speaking, this cannot be called an occupation. The defenders in Madrid did not fire a single shot, but directly surrendered to the Ming army.Bai Mingxiu believed that the Spaniards had made a correct choice. After three large-scale battles, the Battle of Penamarkle, the Battle of Pavia, and the Battle of Fensalida, the Allied Forces of the Five Nations had wiped out the Western Army. More than 4000 troops.There must be soldiers in Spain, but as far as Bai Mingxiu knows, even when Madrid is in danger, there are still Spanish troops who refuse to go to the battlefield because they can't pay the soldiers.Especially those mercenaries from Germany.

Not having a decisive battle with the five-nation coalition means less damage, which will be very helpful for maintaining Spain's strength in the future.

But no matter what, the war was over. In a little more than a month, the five-nation coalition achieved its strategic goal, captured Madrid, and forced Spain to sign a peace treaty.

Because of the incident of punishing the British army before, when they entered Madrid, all the soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Five Nations held themselves to extremely high standards and did not dare to act recklessly.The Spaniards are still very afraid of these foreign troops, and many people shut their doors and windows tightly and dare not go out.

Liang Haisheng, who came from Lisbon, was hard at work admiring the street scenes of Madrid.

Negotiations began quickly. Liang Haisheng met with Nitthard in the afternoon. Liang Haisheng placed Ming's requirements in front of the Spaniards intact.

"... ceded the Gibraltar region, the Spanish Netherlands, the Italian states, the Balearic Islands, the Viceroyalty of Peru, the Spanish Caribbean Islands, and Florida, and allowed the Basque Country and Catalonia to become independent and protected by Ming An independent country, pay war reparations to the five countries. Apologize to the victims of the Ming Dynasty in Luzon, and build a monument in Madrid to commemorate it.” Although Nithard had heard some requests about Ming Dynasty before, but when he saw the complete When it was time for the edition, I was still so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat.

"This...is going to destroy Spain."

Liang Haisheng said calmly: "Don't think too much, Father, this is the punishment Spain deserves."

Nithard wanted to say, even if you kill some Ming people, the punishment is too heavy, why don't you kill some Spaniards instead.But such words must not be said. Nitehard is a very smart negotiator, and he will not anger the other party in such a weak situation.

Nithhard thought for a while, and then said to Liang Haisheng: "Sir, we have received the message from Daming. Please allow our Regency Council to discuss it, it may take some time."

But Liang Haisheng said directly: "You only have 48 hours to make a decision. Now that the queen mother and the new king are not in Madrid, what else do you need to discuss? If you want to delay the time and wait for changes, then I advise you not to call." This idea. If the conditions are not met in 48 hours and there is no treaty, then we will take a backup plan to directly abolish the Habsburg royal family and re-establish a Spain. Whether it is to invite a new king to establish a new dynasty, Or simply establish a republic, none of which has anything to do with you people now. The Allied Forces of the Five Nations will eliminate those restless forces for the stability of the newly born Spanish country, and many nobles do not need to exist. "

Nitehard was shocked after hearing this: "You want to abolish the Habsburg royal family in Spain? Aren't you afraid of the revenge of the Holy Roman Emperor of Austria?"

After he finished speaking, he felt that he had said something stupid.

Liang Haisheng also said with a smile: "Austria itself is caught in a war with Turkey. It's deep in the mud. How can it control the Iberian Peninsula? Besides, we shouldn't be the ones to be afraid of, right? If we want to do this, I don't think Vienna will compare Madrid is hard to take."

Nitthard was an Austrian, and he became even more frightened when he heard Liang Haisheng's threat.He originally wanted to use a delaying method. Perhaps due to supply problems, internal conflicts, or the inability to control the situation, the occupation of the Five Nations Alliance automatically expired.But his little wisdom is just like a child's trick in front of Liang Haisheng, who is proficient in calculation and fully understands geopolitics.Liang Haisheng has many ways to overpower the Spanish at the negotiating table. Behind him is the powerful Ming Empire, and there are many tools in his toolbox.

Nithard was very anxious, but then something happened that made him even more panicked.

It took only one day for the Ming Army to track down the whereabouts of the escaped Queen Mother Marianne and the new king, and quickly brought them back.

Nitehard had no choice but to sign the Treaty of Madrid on behalf of Spain and the Five-Nation Alliance on the third day after the Five-Nation Alliance entered Madrid.

The "Madrid Treaty" first confirmed that the war was triggered by Spain's unjust massacre of the people of Luzon in Ming Dynasty, for which I deeply regret and apologize.The next step is to dispose of the war:

As a participant, Portugal received a war indemnity worth approximately 300 million taels of silver; it obtained dozens of captured Spanish warships and hundreds of merchant ships.

According to the agreement, the United Kingdom obtained the sovereignty of the Balearic Islands.

France received the Walloon region of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté.

The Netherlands received the largest Dutch-speaking Flemish area in the Spanish Netherlands.

The Ming Dynasty had the most prosperous harvest, directly ceding about 8000 square kilometers of land along the coast of the Bay of Gibraltar from Spain; it obtained the territories of the Italian states including the Principality of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Sardinia and Corsica; Obtained the entire Viceroyalty of Peru, the Caribbean Islands (Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, etc.), and the land of Florida; Spain recognized Basque Country and Catalonia as independent countries from the main body of the Kingdom of Spain.

As for the compensation, I didn't ask for a single penny, probably because Qian Erlang directly searched everywhere, and Bai Mingxiu also directly took all the gold and silver profits from the Spanish ocean trade.

In the days that followed, Liang Haisheng met in Madrid with nobles and representatives from the Basque Country, Catalonia and Italian states, and finally basically realized the preliminary division of Ming Dynasty's European territories.

The Ming Dynasty established the Gibraltar Propaganda Department.

The Italian states merged as a whole into the Kingdom of Italy, Basque Country established the Basque Republic, and Catalonia established the Catalan Republic. The emperor concurrently.In this way, Ming, Italy, Basque Country, and Catalonia formed a Commonwealth.

(End of this chapter)